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[syn: cussedness, orneriness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Cussedness \Cuss"ed*ness\ (c[u^]s"[e^]d*n[e^]s), n. [Cussed (for
cursed) + -ness.]
Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity;
cantankerousness; obstinacy. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
In her opinion it was all pure "cussedness." --Mrs.
Humphry Ward.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans
call "cussedness"). --James Bryce.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cussedness
n 1: meanspirited disagreeable contrariness [syn: cussedness,
orneriness]